Author: Jennifer Speake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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Author: Alan Bliss
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415059053
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 389

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More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.

Author: Alan Joseph Bliss
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780710095213
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 389

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More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.

Author: Tad Tuleja
Publisher: New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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With more than 1,000 entries, a guide to pronunciation, examples and guidance on use in writing and speaking, Foreignisms not only educates and entertains but helps one incorporate les mots justes into conversation.

Author: A J Bliss
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504082605
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 552

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A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.

Author: Press Boulevard Company Staff
Publisher: Berkley Books
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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A fascinating guide to English's exotic side...

Author: Tad Tuleja
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Alan Joseph Bliss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Mary Varchaver
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470249412
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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"Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser's Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as: Latin (desideratum) * the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) * German (gestalt) * Russian (gulag) * Hebrew (shibboleth) * Yiddish (shtick) * Persian (tambura) * Hindi (purdah) * Arabic (loofah) * Hawaiian (kanaka) * Creole French (zydeco) * and Japanese (netsuke) In addition, each entry provides: * A guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English * Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions * The word's source language, as well as its literal meaning The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.

Author: Tad Tuleja
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780709046622
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 205

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